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THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The following State Central Com
mittee was appointed Anne Arundel
county, X. 5. Cole; Baltimore, p. 5.
Couch Carroll, John w. Angle Cecil,
w. II. Elder ; Caroline, c. E. farrell
Charles, Rufus BOBBY; Calvert, q. NJ
d. Spickel; Dorchester, Geo. \. Smith
Frederick, F. 7. Sapplngton; Garrett,
John Shorter; Hartford, p. +. Ball
Kent, b. +. Caulll; Montgomery, W. w.
Moore; Queen Anne's, James +. Anthony:
Somerset, d. w. Miles; st. Mary's John
Palmer; Talbot, r. s. Fountain; Wash
ington, DR.. E. Tracy Bishop; Wlcomico,
}. d. lnsley; Worcester Lawrence
HASTINGS First legislative district of
Baltimore city, VIM. Sherwood; Second
district, Joshua lowering: Third district,
W l.. McCleary. Messrs VIM. Daniel,
Edwin Higgins, and Joshua lowering
were appointed Z committee to inform
the candidates
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Pure SILK Gloves, black and
colorcd-Iast years IS cent
kind-57Ia cents,
Same, hand-workcd points,
so cents; 81 last year.
London-madc black SILK
Nitts, > cents.
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Shoes. The pick Of the mar
ket, and, whether for little OF
much, a liberal moneys wortl,
in every case. That's the cor.
ner-stone of our Shoe business.
If you know Shoes, well; if you
don't well. We know them,
and our knowledge is your
knowledge when you buy here.
These are some lots that arc
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-06
TERRIFIC
REDUCTION!

S3OO, 600 WORTH OF ELEGANT CLOTHING.
Mems Good Strong Suits. Sc IS 81. formerly $40.
Stylish Cashmere and Worsted Suits, SO re-
duccd from Sl3 u SIS.
Fine English Scrgcs, Worstcds, &c, Suits So,
heretofore SIS.
Imported Fabrics, all colors and shapes Suits SIS,
were 500
Finest Imported Cloths in the world, so and $21,
elsewhere SO and : 10.
Boys Suit, Best in this or any other market, at
S1.l9 and $500
Boys stylish Suits, in Scrgcs and CasSimcrrs,
down to 50 80 and s..
Boys and Youths Finest Dress Suits down 10
SC, $50, ~, u, and SO.
Best Shirts in the world soc & 75c: laundcred at
s5C. Il 81.
Neckwcar al zoe, equal to other peoples AT 100.
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Transient rates-Eight cents q line for one. and
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The circulation Of The Wing being among the most
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OF course the baby'II need
Carriage. Here they are; 10
much or littIc-to order if Vol
like, and you shall pick ever,
part. Nothing under So; thcI
up and up. Prettiness am
plenty of service in the chca,
est.
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THE TICKET NOMINATED

The state ticket was then nominated
by reclamation, as follows: Mr.. Sum
mertield Baldwin, of Baltimore, for gov
ernor; James Pollard, of Baltimore, for
attorney general, and Thomas L. Wright
of Cambridge, Dorchester county, for
comptroller.
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S5.75 SILK Umbrellas n
S2.75. New; sterling ser
handles.
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ELKTON, AUGUST 6, 1887.

The Republican voters of the several
Election Districts of Cecil county are
requested to assemble in Primary Meet
ines, nj the usual voting places in said
Districts on
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SATURDAY. August 10th, 1887,
MONDAY, AUGUST 22d, 1887,

for the purpose Of selecting Five Dele
gates from each district to meet III
County Convention, at ElktOn, on
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

The fact that we need a thing is prima
facie evidence that we do not possess it..
There are several things we colored
people need, and must have before we
amount to much in this world. For
years we have been singing:
Take all the world but give me Jesus. .
and it seems that the whites have not
only taken all the world but got their
share ofJesus also. We have not word
to say against serving God according to
the dictates of ones conscience, but we
wish to arouse our readers to the i'm
portance of looking after their worldly
welfare; and, upon this subject, we have
noticed that number of our contem-
poraries agree. The Atlanta (Ga.) De-
{ fiance says: 1The Negro must have
wealth, education and morality and
Whatsoever pushes these things forward
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

Three colored men, brothers, named
Sylvester were found hanging to tree
near Proctor, w. Va, last week. A
little fourteen-line paragraph in the
newspapers tells the story, and no ar
rests have been made. A white servant
girl in Louisville, KY, is knocked on
the head by burglars and two colored
mon are arrested on suspicion, and the
whole city is up in arms crying for the
blood Of the men before they have had
a trial. A fund for the benefit of the
assaulted woman had reached nearly
81 900 last Sunday. Nothing is heard of
the families of the three murdered
brothers in Virginia. Why is there such
q difference in the actions 9th Justice
loving ~ public? Because of the diff
ference in the color of the skins of the
assailants, that's all.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

Things are changing up in cold Kahn
tuck" A short time ago Lew Doyle a
brakeman on the Kentucky Central Ry.,
refused to allow Mr.. D. Wilborn, colored,
an agent for the Cleveland Gazette to
enter first-class car, though holding a
first-class ticket. Last week Mr.. Will
born received letter from the Gen.
Pass. Agent stating that the brakeman
had been suspended for sixty days on
account of his conduct, and admonished
that for repetition of the offense would
result in his dismissal.
There is no getting around it, civil
rights must be accorded to all men alike,
colored people are too intelligent now
a days to accept less than others receive.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

INSTALLATION SERVICES of the Pilgrim
Baptist Church, May 10th. Rev. VIM.
Gray will be installed as pastor of the
above named church at 8 clock pm.
Rev. s. p. Anderson, pastor of Central
Baptist Church, will preach the install
lation sermon; Rev. g. s. Jacobs pastor
of the A. NJ. 3. church will read the
scriptures and pray the prayer; Rev.
Henry G. Mabie, DID,, pastor of First
Baptist Church, will deliver the address
of welcome; Rev. Robt. Hickman will
give the new pastor the hand Of fellow
ship. Miss Ella Smith will sing a solo.
The "A. M. 3. church choir have been
invited to sing on that special occasion.
The public are cordially invited.
REV G. S. JACOBS was suddenly called
away from the city last Monday by a
telegram from Milwaukee, Wis, stating
that his son was very i'll.
MRs. Ralph GuoNN, of w Washington,
is in the city visiting her daughter Mrs.
w. ii, Parker, Of Rice trest, who ID i'll.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07
Washington, D. c.

i (. p T. i. !. f. s
At the meeting of the Baltimore con-
ferencesof the African Methodist church
in session here Bishop Turner referred
to the denial of civil rights which the
colored people still suffer in the South.
He said that the supreme court was re-
sponsible for this state of affairs. He
mentioned the chief justice and Justice
Bradley in this connection. Rev. Mr..
Mossell said: He thought the bishops of
the Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal
churches in the South who favored such
laws ought justly to be placed in the
same category. It was time that a test
be made of those who were hostile to
the rights of the colored race. Reso-
.lutions of regret at the death of Gen.
Logan and Mr.. Bescher were adopted.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

must be aided, Smiths Broad Axe,
(Pittsburg, Pa.) says: We would like
to see the colored people move out to
the edge of the city and buy homes.
Whats the difference if you can't 60 to
church, and all the high-fiung PARTIES
The Cairo (Ill.) Gazette says: The ele-
Walton of the race depends upon its self
development and not on the success of
any political party. No outside force,
however powerful, can do the work of
self-help. A dependent race merits
only contempt in the world, but self
development and manly achievements
win honor, respect and admiration"
We must get hold of the almighty
dollar and then put the dollar to work
to bring in other dollars. We must CO.
operate, we must help one another in
our enterprises. When one JUS wishes
to buy anything and any colored man
has what we wish, buy from him. If no
colored men have what we wish, buy
from those business house Mat adver-
tise in colored papers. We should get
up syndicates and buy some of the
valuable properties around us. We
should form building associations and
erect homes for ourselves; and in every
way possible, help to build up each
other. We must own real estate; get
one lot and you will soon find way to
get another. Three things, wealth,
education and morality will open all the
avenues to earthly happiness to us.
Lets work for those three things.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07
ur colored people, but those that are

cur colored people, but those that are
shsre are all hardy and robust people,
who have adapted themselves to the
rough usages ofTexas life, and conse-
quently are doing we'll. visited the
Alamo Plaza which is but a short dis
lance from the depot, and there wit
messed the spot where Santa Anna
slaughtered Travis, Bowie, Dayv Crockett,
Evans and their entire little band of
Patriots, A. men altogether, not one of
the little band survived. IA shaft erect
ed to their memory, bears this signifi-
can't legend: 'Thermopylae had its
messenger Of defeat, the Alamo had
none.
Space will not permit us to continue
my treyels any farther at this date, but
I shall endeavor to carry your thoughts
into the interior Of Mexico in my next
letter.
"A long felt want amongst the colored
population of this city has at last been
filed in the formation of library and
free reading room, donated exclusively
by Mr.. HI. III. Kohlsaax Of this city. It
is an institution that should be we'll
patronized by our young men, as it is a
comfortable, cosy place and well stock
ed with a choice selection of well bound
books. It has as it's head: F. Z. Barnett,
ESQ.,, president; J.. F G. Taylor, vice.
president, and ]. W. Moore, secretary.
The Morris Literary Association met
on last Wednesday, 9th inst. for the
election Of officers, but on account of
poor attendance the election was post
poned.
St. Georges Commandry K. T. will
hold their eighth annual May party on
the 10th inst. A good program has been
prepared. A testimonial concert will
be given in Quinn Chapel on the 9th
inst. by Miss o. Lucas, Miss S. Robinson
and Mr.. F. G. Warren, the names of
those are sufficient to assure good
programme.
Cards of invitation are out for the
seventh annual May party of the Autumn
Club, at Central Hall on the 10th inst.
Mr.. Freeman, of San Francisco, CAL,
is in the CITY,.
Miss Alice McCrackin is visiting
friends in Milwaukee.
Mr.I G. Pitman has returned from
Madison, Wis.,, where he has been stay
ing for three months.
Mrs. A. A. Russell is expected home
in few days.
5 d
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The Blind Festival.

With the installment of Rev. William
Gray as pastor Of Pilgrim Baptist Church,
the characteristic, activity and spirit of
progress which are his, seems to be per-
yading the church and congregation,
and numerous efforts are being put in
operation to relieve the church of the
burden Of building the magnificent
church now nearing completion.
Among these efforts is to be a ssBlind
Festival" which will be held in Pfiefer
Hall, Thursday and Friday evenings,
May 10Th and Goth, which promises to
be, not only something new, but quite
pleasant and enjoyable.
The affair is conducted as follows: A
number Of ladies will provide them
selves with lunch baskets filed as their
own tastes dictate; these ladies will be
formed in lines and then all the gentle
men who choose will be blind folded
and at a given signal will be allowed to
catch any of the ladies they can, and
each one caught will have to eat lunch
from her basket with the gentleman
catching her. The second night the
ladies will be blind folded and Will have
the privilege Of catching the gentleman
to lunch with them. There will also be
other refreshments and notions for sale
at reasonable rates. The ice cream
tables will be in charge of Mrs. Martha
Stevens and Mrs. Washington with Miss
BERTHE darker as cashier. The refresh
ment tables will be in charge of Mrs.
Abbie Jackson, Mrs. Owen Davis, Mrs.
Anna Giles with Miss Birdie Parker,
cashier. The notion tables will be in
charge of Mrs. Annie Lee, Mrs. Thos.
81. Griswold, with Miss Ella Smith as
cashier. The blind folding committee
for Thursday night: Messrs. Charles
Martin, G. P. johnson, Chas. James, J.
@. Adams, John Talbert For Friday
night: Misses Maggie Fogg, Rosa Hill,
Lula Griswold, Alice Thompson and
Mrs. Ida Henry. Mr.. John III. Hick-
man will sell tickets and Messrs. w. III.
Stevens and Phelan Combs will be door
keepers.
The doors will open at 7:3O o'clock.
Admission 25c., children under twelve
years ofage Is cents.
A big turn out and grand time is ex-
pected. Let all lovers of enjoyment be
on hand.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

!SET1%Wi al LuoH, oil Wll1Io.
1t seems that he took quite fancy to
one of his subordinates, pretty widow
named Page, and used to make her
presents, write her notes, kiss her hand
ETC., all of which she seemed to take
very kindly. One night, it is alleged,
he broke into the house where she, her
little daughter aud her mother lived,
and after brutal]y striking her about the
face made his escape. Her screams and
cries aroused the neighbors and soon
the room was crowded with people eager
to know what was the matter. She said a
white man had been trying to rob her
and on her waking and graphing with
him, he had struck her in the face and
mouth. The next morning West called
around to see her about O'Clock, on
being told that she was too sick to see
him, he insisted, urging particular bust
ness. She finally came down and he
told her he was out Of his head last
night and believed he had done some
thing terrible. She said you ought to
be in the penitentiary." He replied,
do with me what you will God knows
I could not help it, She asked him to
give her back all the letters she had
written to him. He went and got them,
delivered them, and then fed to New
York, Boston and finally to New Bruins
wick. He eluded police and detectives
for a week, they giving him up for dead,
when he finally re-appeared and sur
rendered himself up. He was tried,
convicted and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. There is a strong move making
to get the President to pardon him, and
it may be successful. His friends claim
that all the facts did not come out in the
trial. Meanwhile Mrs. Page who used
to make and receive presents, write him
notes and allow him to kiss her, is still
employed in the Pension office.
A quarter Of a century ago there were
1000 free negroes and 3,1S5 slaves in
the District Columbia, now there are
$4,000 colored freemen here. They
have $4,000 school children, 191 school
teachers, pay taxes on SO, SOC, 600 worth
of real estate and own 81 SOC, 600 worth
of personal property. Two men pay
taxes on $500, 900 worth Of real estate,
four on $75, 600, and hundreds own pro-
perry valued ct from 81, 600 up.
There were in round numbers 1877 900
colored soldiers in the rebellion ofwhom
sc, 900 we're killed or missing. The pro-
posed monument to colored soldiers and
sailors will cost 500, 600. There will be
four figures at each corner Of the main
shaft representing the Negro as a
cavalery man, as an artillery man, as an
infantry man and as q sailor.
SATCHELL.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

Terror has struck the hearts of the
Missouri Bald-Knobbers on account OF
the Indictment of eleven of their mum
Der for the murder of George Edens.
Their midnight raids behind black
masks will not be SO frequent now that
they are convinced that their crimes
will not 60 UNPUBLISHED.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

The oldest inhabitant was knocked
out in one round by the terrific hail
storm last Sunday. We have often
heard of hail stones as large as hens eggs
but never saw them before last Sunday.
Twenty thousand dollars would barely
repair the damages done in this vicinity.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

Last Sunday marked an epoch in the
newspaper history of the Northwest.
The Globe issued forty-page paper
from its new ten-story building. Though
the Globe does not represent our politi-
cal sentiments, we feel proud of the en-
terprise shown by it's managers and of
their wonderful success as a lasting mon
ument of the material advancement and
prosperity of this great city. At the
same time we were considerably elated
to see the Pioneer Press establish the
fact of it's solidity and capabilities by al
so issuing a forty page paper. The Press
is considered the leading Republican
organ of the Northwest, and it's value as
such is beyond question.
The Press being the organ of the
party in which large majority of the
good colored citizens have been tried
and true members, we naturally expect
more courteous treatment in it's columns
than in the columns papers represent
ing different political parties. We are
very touchy and take exceptions very
much more readily to sentiments ex-
pressed, or treatment received from
those we consider our friends, than
from those who are known to be OBJ
posed to our general advancement.
The Globe and the Press being under
discussion last Sunday one of our intelli-
gent ladies, and close constant reader
of both papers; remarked, that the col
ored people received better treatment
at the hands of the former than the
latter;and our attention was called to the
following editorial paragraph in the
Press:
'Ths negroes Of the United States will
meet in national congress at Indian
apolis, June LIST, to consider their grie-
vances. All poor white trash ought to
keep away so as to give the negro q
supreme opportunity to talk out in
meeting unobstructed.'
There is nothing very bad in the above
but it smacks of certain kind of ridi-
Guile, that is very obnoxious to us; and
is made more so, by the fact, that it
comes from a source. whence we look
for encouragement and good, kind adj
vice.
There are a great many things that
would be just as well unsaid, and the
second sentence of the above excerpt. is
one Of them.
Barring this little exception, which
we credit as an over sight on the part of
our able contemporary, the Press is en-
titled to, and we heartily accord, un-
qualified praise for it's admirable show
ing of pluck and business enterprise last
Sunday, as well as on all other occasions
that present themselves, to show to the
world the wonders of the great North
west.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07
WASHINGTON

On the 18th Of April the colored citi-
zens of Washington celebrated the 25th
anniversary of the Emancipation Of
Slaves in the District of Columbia. The
day was cold and rainy, yet, notwith-
standing the drawbacks in the way Of
drenching rains, cold winds, and mud,
an eager throng of sightseers crowded
the streets to witness the parade and to
crack jokes at the paraders. The pro-
cession, after a long, rather disorderlv
march, finally passed into the White
House grounds and was reviewed by the
President. Your corresponds station
ed himself near Mr. Cleveland on the
White House portico and narrowly
scanned his face to catch, if possible,
the drift of his feelings. He looked like
a very much bored man as he stood on
the cold, damp, stone floor, and doubt
less as the cutting winds whistled by,
thought of his rhumatic knees and
wished the apparently interminable
procession of cavaliers, carts, carriages,
soldiers, wagons, buses and hacks
would hurry by and let him get inside
by the warm fire of his Office room, and
tell little Dan" what sacrifices he was
making to catch the colored vote. At
night the Emancipation was further
commemorated by an Grafton and adj
dresses by Col. Geo. III. Williams, Prof.
J. NJ. Gregory and others. They fall
spoke politics and all advised the negro
to remain Republican, especially UNI
til the Democratic party had done some
thing more worthy of our confidence
than to defraud us at the polls and muir
der our brethren unarmed and defence
less at their homes.
On Tuesday the 26th of April, the color
ed citizens and soldiers celebrated the
Goth anniversary of Gen. Grants birth
day. The occasion was memorable
one. The largest and finest colored
church in the world-the Metropolitan
A. M. E. of this city-was crowded to
its full capacity, probably no less than
three Thousand of the best people of
Washington came out to pay their tri-
butes of respect to the memory of the
distinguished soldier of the Union. The
speeches were good, but,as is usual with
the speeches of Washingto ton orators, were
too long. Col. Williams in his speech
told ofthe plan and probable success Of
the colored soldier and sailor monument
bill. He drew up the bill and Senator
Hoar introduced it in the Senate, it was
approved by ajoint committee of the
House and Senate. For some reason,
however, it did not come up for general
action, but Senator Hoar has promised
to bring it up the first hour of the next
Congress, when it will, in all probility,
pass both houses and receive the Presi-
dents approval.
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